Remote Desktop

You can access your DevBox interactively using Remote Desktop.

Using Docker (recommended)

1. Create a new workspace with Docker installed (How-to).
2. Launch the headless VNC docker environment:

docker run -d -p 5901:5901 -p 6901:6901 consol/debian-xfce-vnc

See how to connect below.

More information about the Docker image here.

Self-hosted install (experimental)

Installing Lightweight Desktop Environment

1. Make sure the package repositories are up-to-date:

sudo apt update

2. Install Xfce Desktop Environment:

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies

3. Install a VNC server:

sudo apt install tightvncserver

4. Create a new file in ~/.vnc/xstartup :

#!/bin/bash
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
startxfce4 &

5. Start the VNC server:

vncserver

You will be prompted to create a password.

Connecting to a remote desktop

You can connect to the remote desktop using the VNC protocol.

vnc://<your-devbox-hostname>:5901

On macOS, open "Finder" > "Go" > "Connect to server".
Type in the server address above and click on "Connect", if promted, enter the password you've selected.